A woman told police she was running in a North Carolina park when a teenager grabbed her from behind and attempted to rob her at gunpoint. "I was doing the normal run, I've run in this park like for 17 years," Lucinda, who did not wish to release her last name, told WSOC. "I thought it was someone playing a joke or something, so I pushed him and then, that's when I pushed, and he grabbed me by my arm and pointed the gun at me, and he was like demanding money."She said the mother in her prompted her to try to reason with the boy. "I'm like, 'Buddy, you don't want to do this. You don't want to end up the rest of your life in jail,'" Lucinda said. "Right after that it's like, 'You're right ma'am, I'm sorry.' He just hugged me and left."Lucinda called 911 and police were able to apprehend the teen minutes later. Officials said 16-year-old Ernesto Hernandez-Campos was charged with attempted robbery and sexual battery.Lucinda said she felt bad for the boy but knew she had to call the police.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

A woman told police she was running in a North Carolina park when a teenager grabbed her from behind and attempted to rob her at gunpoint.

"I was doing the normal run, I've run in this park like for 17 years," Lucinda, who did not wish to release her last name, told WSOC. "I thought it was someone playing a joke or something, so I pushed him and then, that's when I pushed, and he grabbed me by my arm and pointed the gun at me, and he was like demanding money."

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She said the mother in her prompted her to try to reason with the boy.

"I'm like, 'Buddy, you don't want to do this. You don't want to end up the rest of your life in jail,'" Lucinda said. "Right after that it's like, 'You're right ma'am, I'm sorry.' He just hugged me and left."

Lucinda called 911 and police were able to apprehend the teen minutes later.

Officials said 16-year-old Ernesto Hernandez-Campos was charged with attempted robbery and sexual battery.

Lucinda said she felt bad for the boy but knew she had to call the police.